Chapter 1 of Eve's Diary, Complete is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Eve's Diary, Complete is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now. I arrived yesterday. That is as it seems to me. And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it. It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
Chapter 1 of Eve's Diary, Complete is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “I arrived yesterday.”
come to pass
From this reading “It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “That is as it seems to me.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I arrived yesterday.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived yesterday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
come to pass
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It could be, of course, that it did happen, and that I was not noticing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is as it seems to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
at the time that
From this reading And it must be so, for if there was a day-before-yesterday I was not there when it happened, or I should remember it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading SATURDAY.--I am almost a whole day old, now.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I arrived yesterday.
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